A minimized version of the civil marriage bill passed its second and third Knesset readings today, with a majority of 56 Knesset members voting in favor of regulating the nuptials of “non-denomination” Israelis.
Four MKs voted against the bill. United Torah Judaism and Shas Knesset members were absent from the vote.
The new law allows non-Jewish Israelis, [...]
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Torrential rains, raving fires, downed electricity and emergency landing – it’s mind-boggling to think how many times Misaskim answered calls for help within twenty-four-hours.
It started minutes after Shabbos when Misaskim received a call from Teaneck, NJ, that a tree fell and R”L killed two people coming home from shul. When all of humanity huddled indoors [...]
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Misaskim: 24hrs Of Non-Stop Chesed Following Wicked Storm
Torrential rains, raving fires, downed electricity wires… It’s mind-boggling to consider how many times Misaskim answered calls for help within twenty-four hours this week.
It started minutes after Shabbos when Misaskim received a call from Teaneck, NJ, that a tree fell and killed two people coming home from shul. When all of humanity huddled indoors and [...]
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Matzav.com Exclusive: [Full audio below.] As reported here on Matzav.com, Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni of Riverdale yesterday hosted an “Afternoon of Torah and Introspection” featuring remarks by the rosh yeshiva, Rav Avrohom Ausband, who spoke about “Mesoras Yisroel vs. catering to Modern Fashions.” During the 80-minute powerful drasha, Rav Ausband stressed the importance of [...]
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Matzav Exclusive: Rav Ausband: “Hebrew Institute of Riverdale Should Be Called a Theater, Not a Synagogue”
Jerusalem is about to embark on a one-of-a-kind project in Israel, a pilot program that involves treating mikve water as City Hall continues efforts to increase conservation and recycling efforts.
An external tank will be installed alongside a mikve, and the water drained will be directed into the tank from where the water will be cleansed, [...]
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Mikva Water To Be Recycled In Yerushalayim; Pilot Program
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu today said that Israel would continue to build in Yerushalayim in the same way that it has over the last 42 years.
“The building in Yerushalayim – and in all other places – will continue in the same way as has been customary over the last 42 years,” said Netanyahu [...]
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It appears that Kfar Saba is joining other cities as a venue for anti-chilul shabbos protests, with one scheduled for today, Monday night. The organizers have targeted the chilul shabbos surrounding soccer matches held in the city as the reason for the event.
According to Mayor Yehuda Ben-Chamu, the city is 80% chilonim, secularists who do [...]
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Shabbos Protest in Kfar Saba on Monday Night
According to a report by the AP, the proposed “soda tax” does not look like it has enough fizz to pass the NYS Senate.
Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Paterson and the health commissioner had campaigned heavily to have the bill passed, for two reasons: the first as a way to combat obesity, and secondly, to raise much [...]
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NYS Soda Tax Losing Fizz
County officials are meeting to analyze why the county’s 911 system became overloaded during the weekend Nor’easter. County Executive Edward Mangano has ordered an immediate review. During the height of the storm, Mangano says some of the estimated 10,000 Nassau County 911 calls were transferred. They landed in emergency centers in nearby Suffolk County — [...]
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The following report by Meredith Kolodner appears in today’s NY Daily News:
This is math kids will love and parents may hate: The first week of school in September in NYC will last only one day. The city’s public school students are scheduled to start Wednesday, Sept. 8 – and then have Thursday and Friday off [...]
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Good News for Kids: Rosh Hashanah Cuts First Week Back in September Down to Just One Day
